Staple.



J. 0. LOTZ & J. L. SANDERS.

STAPLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1916.

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JAMES 0. LOTZ AND JESSE L. SANDERS, or EUNrcE, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNORS orown- HALF T0 c. J. SANDERS, or EUNICE. LOUISIANA. V

STAPLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Application filed July 6, 1916. Serial No. 107,836.

Jnssn L. SANDERS, citizens of the United States, residing at Eunice, inthe parish of St. Landry, State 'of Louisiana, have invented a new'anduseful Staple; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it app'ertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a new and useful staple, particularly designedfor securing fence wire to fence posts.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a staple of this kindhaving means to be engaged by the nail extracting claws of a hammer headto facilitate the extracting of the staple. This means comprises anenlargement forming a part of the arch of the staple, the portion of theenlargement of the arch with which the extracting claws of the hammerhead engage being rounded or curved in conformity with the curvature ofthe extracting claws.

Another object of the invention is to provide the under surface of thearch of the staple with an angular recess, for the reception of thefence wire, to prevent displacement of the wire, after the same has oncebeen stretched.

In practical fields, the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts,hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of a fence post, showingthe staple driven therein and securing a fence wire, a hammer head shownin dotted lines, illustrating how the claws engage the enlargement forextracting the staple. Q

Fig. 2 is. an enlarged detail perspective view of the staple.

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of the staple.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View on line li of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail perspective view of a staple, showing aninclined or angularly disposed recess in the under surface of the archof the staple, to receive a fence wire, to prevent displacement of thesame after having once been stretched.

Fig. 6 is a-- sectional view on line 6 of Fig. 5, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

F ig. 7 is a View in side elevation of the staple shown in Figs. 5 and 6Fig. 8 is a sectional view online 8-8 of Fig. 7. p

I Referring more especially to the drawings,

1 designates the usual form of fence post,

.and 2 the staple, which, in the present instance, is used for securinga fence wire 3 to the post. The prongs 4 of the staple are of the usualconstruction, in. other words, their greater portions are rectangular incross section and their extremities are tapering or pointed, as shown at5. The arch 6 of the staple is constructed with an enlargement 7. As inother patented devices, this enlargement does not project outwardly fromthe arch, but it may be said that it is the arch itself. However, thesides of the enlargement 7 project laterally beyond the oppositesurfaces of the prongs. In other words, the enlargement or arch in crosssection at the point indicated by the line 0?) is circular, as shown inFig. 4:, thereby forming shoulders 8, which are engaged by the opposingextracting claws 9 of a hammer pole or head, whereby the staple may beeasily extracted. Referring to Fig. 3, it is to be seen that saidshoulders are curved, to correspond with the curvature or contour ofsaid claws 9, thereby facilitating a superior engaging or grippingsurface for said claws, when extracting the staple, as shown clearly inFig. 1.

The staple in Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 has a recess 10 upon the under curvedsurface of the arch, and which under curved surface of the arch of thestaple in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive, is rectangular in cross section, asshown in Figs. 7 and 8. It is to be noted that the recess 10 is disposedobliquely, and is deep enough to receive the fencewire 12, just a littlebefore the stapleis driven completely home. In using the staple in Figs.5 to 8 inclusive, the fence wire is stretched to the desiredtension, thestaple having been driven almost completely home, after which the fencewire is disposed in said obliquely arranged recess and the staplesubsequently driven completely home. By virtue of the recess, an obliquekink or bend is made in the fence wire, which, when the usual wirestretching means, not shown, is detached from the wire, preventsdisplacement of the fence wire. In other Words, said ebliquely disposedrecess constitutes simple, e'liicient and practical anchoring meanscarried by a staple, for anchoring a fence Wire to a fence post againstdisplacement longitudinally.

The invention having been set forth, What is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A fence Wire anchoring staple constructed fro-1n a single piece ofmetal bent to form an arch and a pair of prongs disposed in parallelism,said arch having a pair of oppositely disposed laterally extendingshoulders curved to correspond With the curvature or contour of theextracting claWs of a hammer pole, the under face of the arch beingrectangular in cross section and having an obliquely disposed recess toreceive a fence wire causing a bend or kink in the wire to preventlongitudinal displacement of the Wire When once stretched.

2. A fence Wire anchoring staple, comprising a pair of prongs and anarch connecting said prongs, the under curvature of the arch having anobliquely disposed recess to cause a bend or kink in the fence Wire, toprevent longitudinal displacement of the Wire When once stretched.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES O. LOTZ. JESSE L. SANDERS. Witnesses:

C. J. SANDERS, FABIUS DUPRE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of .Eatents Washington, D. G.

